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[Laws in effect as of January 2, 2001]
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[CITE: 16USC410aaa-27]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
      SUBCHAPTER LIX-Y--CALIFORNIA DESERT LANDS PARKS AND PRESERVE
 
                    Part B--Joshua Tree National Park
 
Sec. 410aaa-27. Joshua Tree National Park Advisory Commission


(a) Establishment

    The Secretary shall establish an Advisory Commission of no more than 
fifteen members, to advise the Secretary concerning the development and 
implementation of a new or revised comprehensive management plan for 
Joshua Tree National Park.

(b) Membership

    (1) The advisory commission shall include an elected official for 
each County within which any part of the park is located, a 
representative of the owners of private properties located within or 
immediately adjacent to the park, and other members representing persons 
actively engaged in grazing and range management, mineral exploration 
and development, and persons with expertise in relevant fields, 
including geology, biology, ecology, law enforcement, and the protection 
and management of National Park resources and values.
    (2) Vacancies in the advisory commission shall be filled by the 
Secretary so as to maintain the full diversity of views required to be 
represented on the advisory commission.

(c) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act

    The Federal Advisory Committee Act shall apply to the procedures and 
activities of the advisory commission.

(d) Termination

    The advisory commission shall cease to exist ten years after the 
date of its establishment.

(Pub. L. 103-433, title IV, Sec. 407, Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4489.)

                       References in Text

    The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is 
Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended, which is set out 
in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
